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The Japanese word for to talk is
話す

はなす - hanasu



to talk

Japanese Definition


talk
     1. 動詞. (自動詞)はなす。
     2. 動詞. (自動詞)話し合う。
     3. 動詞. (自動詞)相談する。
     4. 動詞. (他動詞, 目的語:事柄・言語)~を話す。
           They sat down to talk business.
           彼らは座って、仕事の話をし始めた。
     5. 動詞. (他動詞, 目的語:人、しばしば再帰代名詞+目的補語)~を説得する、~を説得して~させる。
           talk someone to do
           talk someone into something
           talk someone out of something
     6. 名詞. 会話。
     7. 名詞. 相談。
     8. 名詞. 会談。
     9. 名詞. 交渉。
     10. 名詞. うわさ。
     11. 名詞. 口調。
     12. 名詞. 空論。



Translations for talk and their definitions

話し
     1. n. (informal form of ja, 話, tr=hanashi)
     2. v. (inflection of ja, 話す, , continuative)


話す
     1. v. to talk (about something); to speak (on a subject); to converse
           話していい? - Can I talk to you about something?
     2. v. to speak (a language)
           アイスランドではアイスランド語を話します。 - They speak Icelandic in Iceland.


会話
     1. n. conversation
           英会話の学校 - an English conversation school
     2. v. to talk with, to have a conversation



講義
     1. n. lecture
     2. v. lecture, give a lecture


会商
     1. n. talks; negotiation
     2. v. negotiate


交渉
     1. n. thumb
     2. n. negotiations
     3. v. negotiate


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Pronunciation


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